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Who Is Robert Steven Kaplan? The Next Dallas Fed President at a Glance

Dallas Fed president won’t be a voting member of the FOMC until 2017

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David Harrison

Updated Sept. 14, 2015 6:21 p.m. ET

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas named Robert Steven Kaplan as its new president Monday, succeeding Richard Fisher, who retired in March. Mr. Kaplan, 58 years old, is a professor at Harvard Business School and spent 22 years at Goldman Sachs. Some key facts about his background:

Kansas Roots

Mr. Kaplan was born and raised in Prairie Village, Kan., and graduated from the University of Kansas with a bachelor’s degree in...